The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

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bly, before his royal mistress.
"Bnt / do insist, and If that will not
answer then command" the queen
smilingly replied; but at the same
time, Jeanne who knew Marie Antoin-
cite well, felt that she meant~to be
obeyed in spite of e~ntreaties.
No more being said the count sat in
silence for amoment, then there SEEM
ed to beam from his blue orbs an in
spired light.
"Your past has been pleasant, you
have had youth, health, beauty and
adoration. Your future is clouded. l
cannot see clearly, but and hesita-
ting he stopped.
"Go on, the queen commands" said
q calm voice and Marie Antoinette
sat smiling and undismayed.
II see a great crowd" continued
C~ogliostro in q low tone, land q scat
fold-a lady ascends the steps, the exc
cutioner is there, the lady'slong hair Is
snowy white; she turns-it is the
queen, it is Marie Antoinette."
He ceased and a cry of horror broke
from the pale lips of Jeanne.
"This is horrible! tell me you are
jesting," said the maid. of honor look
ing at him with a supplicating air.
II never JEST" Che strange being
answered colby.
"You are not very gallant, Count;
you frighten my little Jeanne by your
CHASTITY prophecies" calmly spoke tho
queen, although truth to tell, her own
cheek was slightly pale. "If you can
see anything bright in her life tell her
OF it and drive away these shadows"
C%ogliostro looked at the brave,
beautiful lady with respect and admi-
ration: then turning to Jeanne he
smiled as he gazed on her sweet and
blushing face.
"You will ere many years pass over
your head be a happy wife and moth
er; but before sunshine comes there
will be sorrow, darkness and grief.
You will marry a man of the people,
who will save you in the time OF your
greatest danger"
Happy GIRL" sighed Marie Antoi.
nette as they resumed their DISCUSSES
and prepared to leave, III envy you
even ! a queen, envy one who can
pass the evening of her days in quiet
and seclusion. To me is desired love
and trust. I often wish I had been
born an humble peasant, and had one
heart among the many that I could
call all my own; but if I am to die on
the scaffold I will die as BELTS the
queen OF France"
The king never knew ofthe dark fate
predicted to his royal spouse. The
Count de Choisseul, father OF Jeanne,
was very wealthy, and had vast pos
sessions in the south of france. He
was very naughty, looking down on
the common people, and treating them
as mere servants fit to do his will.
He was g. staunch royalist adoring
the king and his beautiful queen. The
counts palace, or hotel as it was call
ed, was almost as magnificent as the
royal residence. Among the noble
mans household was g. young gentle
man holding the Office of private Sec
Rotary to Count de Choisseul. Fran
co.'s Varney was a man OF the people.
He and his brother Claude were or.
phans. Francois was a fine looking
@thi aeaming from the
LARGE lar >. Ci
guished, his madnlI r pgrte1t, add a
warm and loving heart beat within
his bosom. He had presumed to lift
his eyes and thoughts towards the
daughter of his employer; and dared
in his secret moments to even think
that some day he might earn the
love OF the peerless Jeanne de Chois-
seul. Claude Varney, elder brother OF
Francois, was al extreme republican,
hating the aristocracy and hating his
brother, as the wicked and unprinci-
pied ever hate the honorable and the
noble. They had one relative, an
uncle, Jacques Varney, who resided in
Paris. He kept a public house there,
was a good honest citizen, but true
man of the people, hating the
king and his lovely queen. The
months passed swiftly. At court and
among the mobiles all was gaiety and
balls, masquerades, water parties and
other festivities followed each in their
season. The rich rolled in luxury, the
poor were starving. The queen so
charming, so beautiful, was called q
coquette, g. butterfly.
Marie Antoinette was a true WON.
TN, and gloried in being loved. It was
an innocent coquetry, but alas! the
time was soon Coming when, every
little act of the poor lady would be
brought up in dark array against her.
The king, Louis XVI, was vulgar,
coarse and sensual; and in spite OF
his elegant costumes covered with
embroidery, and his hands sparkling
with diamonds, and his breast blaz.
Ing jewelled orders and crosses his
majesty had nothing digified OR king
like in his demeanor.
The dark storm came, and at last
it broke with fury over the heads of
royalty and nobility, but even when
the Bastile was taken and its captives
liberated, the mobiles would not be-.
lieve that anything could menace their
holy order. Who has not read of the
Reign Of Terror Three men of the
people were the leaders in those ter
rible times, Marat, Danten and Rob-
espierre. They had power of the On
vention and the mob which none dar-
ed resist. The guillotine was the aw-
full instrument used for cutting off
heads quickly. For a long time the
naughty aristocrats. stood
their king and queen, but at last they
began to flee, for the streets of Paris
resounded with the sound OF oppres-
sion and the cries ofthe wounded, and
Coblentz was filled with refugees.
The young secretary, Francois Var
ney, urged the father of Jeanne to flee
while yet there was time, but like a
brave and courtly gentleman he cast
in his lot with his royal master and